Florida issues tips to residents for ‘living with alligators’

The state of Florida on Wednesday issued a list of helpful “tips for living with alligators.”

Spring increases their activity, especially because they like to bask in the sun to control their body temperature. According to Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, the state has 1.3 million alligators and each county has some.

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A Springfield, Missouri couple vacationing in Florida got an up-close-and-personal interaction with the state’s most famous reptilian residents when an alligator leapt off the bank it was sunning on and into their airboat, briefly wedging itself in the boat’s railing. Tylor Hindery via Facebook

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Video of men harassing wildlife leads to arrest

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Gwendolyn, a large alligator that has been been both pet and pal to retired firefighter David Van Buren for 47 years, is under investigation, once again, by Florida Fish & Wildlife, after a scared neighbor reported seeing the gator in the front yard of a Coconut Grove home. Emily Michotemichot@miamiherald.com